Resilient tire



L and radially.

witha channel 9c which is directed inwardly i A spring 12 similar the spring 1 0 1s mounted in connection with eachy of the members 9a one end of saidV spring being pivoted as seen-at`13to` the cas` r` ywardly at the central portion' thereof, andl fet.

' plate 9% lthe free end of the spring rests upon the It will be noted thatv4 the round-edV ends of the end. wa1ls 8dl of the members 8a bear upon'thecentral -portion of thesprings 12. The pivotal mountingof the springs 1'0y andg12; at11` and 1 3 respectively isjmade byro-ds 145' riveted o'r'otherwise securedfto 8@ are arrangedfwith"referenceto the members 9.a lin such `manner that the end walls Y yfone 'of the members 8? engages thesprings '12jof two ofthe members 9a;'flikewise,-the

end walls of Vthe members '9a' engage the springs lOof Vtwo of the members 8%; in other v \vord s,5th'e membersfSQand 9 interlock`.- The members and 9ar arefplaced within the chamber -7.under. tension jor with tension A'upon the springs 10 and 12ofv the'respective side walls of thev membersl 8a and 9&pare

:spaced apart as seen at 15ito prevent saidy walls coming in 'contactwhen the tire is'in use also be apparent that the separate members. It is preferred Vthat this tensionA `will be lsuflicient yorsubstantially sufficient lto Vvsustain ,af vehicle when the tires are:

mounted on the -wheels thereof, and vinfthe i progresseof the-'Vehicle over aroughjor ir- 10' j compensate 'fory the shockand renderthe regular roadway, the springs 1,() and 12 will tires resilient as will be apparenti/It is alsoA f'preferredv that a facing 16 ofa'sb'estos be employed vbetween the tread portion 'of they shoe 6 andthe louter f-'acefof the members 9 to ac tv as aheat insulator', this facing being'shown 1in Fig. 2 only but itwill be understoodthat l' InFig. ll-of the drawing, I have shown a l' slight: modification,Y irlwhich the members 8@ and 9?l are of the sameconstrncti'on shownin- Figs. 1-1to 3 inclusive except thatiV the' springs 110 and 12 `and theirj pivotal Vmounting are omittedand substituted therefore are springs 1f? employed in leonnec'tion withboth'niembers 8ar and 9?. and 4the, curved4 endsof said vsprings restingwithin thefch'an`v f `nels 8fl and 9e-fthereof."l The ends of the springsV A17 are free and unatta'chedand said springs Vare provided centrally with dje-l 1 .pressedportions 18`inf which the Vend walls uSdnand 9 areadapted to`operate. Thisj'con! 2.5, struction serves to prevent thel displaceinentV and isv in use',

ofthe springs 17 andalso strengthens and' 7 inainfoffs'ftllwerleal bowed portions y19 of j a said springs. The operation of the vtire as shownjn Flg 4;,willbe the same as the construction shown.

yin Figs. 1y to 3, inclusive, it being possible Y however that a' greater amount of resiliency l willbe produced in the Ytire shown than/that'firstV described.

It will be understood thatV whilevlh'ave in Fig. 4

shown 1and described' certain details of construction for carryingv my invention,r` into effect, Ythat I 'am not' necessarilyr limited to the speciiicy construction hereinshownxand: described and various changes thereinV `and Vmodifications"thereof maybe made Vwithin the yscope* of the appended, .claims `-wiltvhcnit invention or i departing from the spirit of y sacriiicing its 'advantagesfl x f Having fully described myl invention,"

Letters Patent, is f l1. A device of the classdescribed'com- What `I'claim'as new anddesire to secureby prising two annular sectionsyeach fof said sections being composed of a pluralitylof similar andjindependentl'y formed members,

resilientmeans on each of said members, and.'

radially extendingr4 means on the separate membersofeach ysection'adapted to contact "with theadjacent member ofthe said;y sec-1y tion and to engagethe resilient meansln the' adjacent member ofitheother' section.4

2.fA, device of the class Vdescribed com-j` prising two annular resilient sections adaptedrtobefmountedwitliin atire shoe and being composedv of a .plurality of V similar and independently formed members, radial- Y the other section, and *al curved 'spring 'for each member of each section having Yitsfends e contacting .with said'memberanditsf central portionfengaging .the radially extendingflw; means of the adjacentxmemberofthe other section@ 'Y 'I i fthe? same vmay be employed"'-w ith anyv form i V VVof my. invention andc-arrie'd yinto effectV in accordance with the-following cl'aim'sf Y tact witheach' other, anda spring mounted in each of saidy members-"and)engaging'the f end walls ofy thefadjacent members'. "0f the," 120 other section to provide a resilientdistension when the device isplaced in a tire'fshoe prising two annular sections, each" offfsaid sections being composedof a;plurality; of similar,and independently frmed. .members fi with the end walls of. said members incon# tact'witheach other, said :device zb'eiiigjadaptf ed to 'bef arranged within, al tire shoe,.and5 'affly curved spring carried by eaehof said members and adapt'edto be engaged by the .end Walls of the adjacent members of the lother section to provide a resilient distension of the shoe When the tire is in use. l

5. A'device of the class described, com prising two annular resilient vsections adapted to be mounted Within a tire shoe and spaced from each other, each of said sections being composed Vof a plurality of independ# ently formed "members, and a curved spring. i

for ea-eh-membergof eaohseotion having a Y portion ycontacting; With fsaid member and l,

.having portions contacting. vWith the adjacent members of the other section.

7th day of May, 1925.

HENRY BONAWITZ; y l ff 

